Indian farmers intensify opposition to trade deal with the US
A united front of farmers launched a nationwide movement demanding the removal of the minister who oversaw the finalization of the deal, calling him a liar and a traitor who surrendered the interests of millions.
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life for 2024 coup attempt
Millions of people had taken to the streets immediately after the declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024, forcing Yoon to withdraw the measure and the National Assembly to vote the measure as illegal.
Iran says nuclear weapons are an existential threat to humanity, calls for full disarmament
The second round of the current phase of US-Iran talks in Geneva on Iran’s nuclear program was described as constructive and fruitful by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
The Indian government is “choosing to stand with genocidal Israel” activists warn ahead of Modi’s visit to Israel
Protesters demanded the cancellation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Israel next week, accusing his ultra-right-wing government of “double speak” on the issue of Palestine.
Iran condemns the US blockade of Cuba
In the decades since Cuba’s revolution in 1959, successive US administrations have targeted Cuba through the blockade, assassination attempts, media campaigns, and more. These attacks have intensified under the Trump administration.
Conservative BNP sweeps Bangladesh elections with over two-thirds majority in the parliament
The absence of Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League, banned from participating in the elections, presented a rightward shift in the country’s polity benefiting the BNP, which was out of power for almost two decades.
300 million on the streets in a historic national strike in India
The strike was called jointly by the worker unions and farmers groups to demand the withdrawal of the anti-people policies, such as the four new labor codes and the recently signed trade deals with the US and the EU.
Bangladesh heads to first national elections since the fall of Hasina government
Apart from the election for the National Assembly, around the Bangladeshi electorate will also vote in a referendum on proposed changes to the country’s constitution and political system